#an morrigan
Spellings: Morrighan, Morrigu, Morrigna
Pantheon:Celtic
Triple Goddess forms: Badb, Morrigan, Nemain, Macha; sisters but also one
Macha Aspect: queen goddess with red hair, sacred land, horses goddess, vengeance Goddess. She reigns down blood and fire in battle. Her husband was a rich landowner/farmer who bragged on her ability to ride horses. A king challenged her to a race when she was almost to term pregnant with twins. She won the race but died in childbirth immediately afterwards. She then cursed nine generations of men to suffer birthing pains during battle (as she died of course).
Badb Aspect: Battle, destruction, death, rebirth, watcher of the cauldron, banshee, bloodlust, war, war frenzy. She is the aspect that, as a crow, lands on the shoulders of dying soldiers.
Nemain Aspect: Panic, frenzy, venomous, battle, death, destruction, banshee. She is not a confirmed aspect of the Morrigan.
||Edit June 13, 2019: While not confirmed she is heavily associated with The Morrigan. In the story of Cu Chulainn, she helped him before battle, see @witch-of-morrioghain‘s response in the notes please. Also, thank you to them for bringing this to my attention. ||
The Morrigan: She is associated with the Ulster Cycle; This is the one where she offered her love and help in battle to Chuchulain, and he denies her. She then seeks vengeance via shapeshifting. She also appeared to Chuchulain and he catches her stealing one of his cows. Not recognizing her, he insults her and she then turns into a crow and he immediately recognized her. She then prophesied his death in battle. She is also seen as the washer at the Ford, the woman who would wash the bloody clothes of those about to be slain in battle. She is also associated with war, sovreignty and divination.
Morrigan Symbolism-
Animals: Scavenger birds (Crows, Ravens. vultures), eels, cows, horses and wolves.
weapons:spears, swords, sorcery, shields, shape-shifting
Colors: red, black, white, purple and dark blue
Stones: obsidian, rubies, jet, amethyst, garnet, bloodstone, clear quartz
Plants and Herbs: Belladonna, Blackthorn, Juniper berries, nightshade, dragon’s blood, yew, and Mugwort.
Moon phases: new moons, waning moons and when the moon is dark in general.
Places: fords, rivers, lakes
Season:Autumn
Sabbat:Samhain
Foods: Mead, milk, whiskey, apple, water, various red foods
Elements: Fire and water
Other: death, rebirth, cycle of life, fate, battle, skulls, Blood, prophecy(divination), sovereignty, land.
Another name associated with The Morrigan that could be considered one of the sisters’ names are Anu/Ana/Anand though this is also thought to be another name for Danu
